Chapter 836: Over the Mountains and Over the Ridges

It must be said that both Amber and Zuo Feng underestimated General Tao, or that they had already worn out their only good impression of him because of each other's repeated mistakes.

But General Tao was the general of Linshan County after all, and he was an outstanding general, otherwise he would not have been selected as the person in charge of the escort team. When he faced some problems, he might be restricted in various aspects, but he had his advantages when making strategic deployments.

Amber was also open-minded at this time, because he had led some teams to perform tasks in the Kang family before, and there were inevitably some tricky situations. What he had to consider at that time was how to complete the task, minimize his own losses, and try his best to preserve the family's strength. After all, every bit of strength was carefully cultivated by the family.

But now seeing this General Tao, it was a completely different approach. This strategy that completely disregarded losses was not so refreshing as to subvert his original thinking.

Zuo Feng was also surprised by the situation in front of him, but he would never be like Amber. Instead, he quickly accepted General Tao's approach. When they were in Yancheng, many people were sacrificed in the open and secret struggles between An Xiong and Zhang Yu, and some of their subordinates were even sent to the other side for disposal.

The military's approach is very different from that of the family. The military emphasizes absolute obedience and takes the orders of the commander as the biggest premise. The family, on the other hand, puts the interests of the family first, and this principle is the most important from the clan leader to the servants below, so the two sides will have completely different ways of dealing with problems.

General Tao's strategy today has been successful so far, and it can be regarded as a great success. At least he has only lost those he wants to abandon.

The first warriors who broke out from the north were not weak in strength, and there were also warriors in the middle stage of muscle hardening. These people were thrown out like meat fed to hungry wolves, and their life and death did not mean much to them.

The second group of people were probably told something in secret, and most of them thought that the first group of people were used for sacrifice, and they were the people the commander wanted to keep, but they didn't know that the difference between them was just dying a little earlier or later.

These two groups of people almost used up more than half of General Tao's manpower. It's not that he didn't care about casualties, but if he didn't do so, he couldn't create the illusion that the whole army was moving out to break out in one direction.

In order to confuse the enemy, he had to let so many people fill in, so that he could confuse the enemy's eyes and ears. And this is still under a premise, that is, it must be in the dark and chaotic night. If it was during the day, even if there were less than a dozen people, it would be easy for the enemy to find out.

If Zuo Feng was asked to plan the initial strategy for escape, he could only do this step, but General Tao was more far-sighted than he thought. Zuo Feng also suddenly remembered the special forces of Hua Qi when he left the fence of the camp. He didn't see any of these people tonight.

When he thought of this, he suddenly understood why he left these warriors in the early stage of muscle hardening around him. They were also like the first and second groups of people, and were sacrificed for the smooth escape of others.

Zuo Feng and Amber, who took the Swift Wind Liquid, did not fully release their speed, but followed the people led by General Tao to retreat rapidly to the southeast. After the two of them sped up, they were still in the middle and rear of the team.

Zuo Feng also considered that the people who had just been left behind could delay them for a while. If there were any problems now, they would probably be in the front. At this time, if the two rushed to the front, it would not only bring danger to the two of them, but also make them noticed by others.

Zuo Feng could say that he had reached the third level of the Tempering Stage, but Amber was only at the first level of the Tempering Stage. It was a miracle that he was not left behind at this level. If he was still able to run to the front of the team, it would be a miracle.

The two tried to move at the back of the team in a low-key manner, occasionally sneaking a glance to observe the surrounding environment to determine their current position. Unlike other soldiers, most of them followed the general in front and ran around.

Zuo Feng and Amber would never dare to do so. If they did so, it would be equivalent to entrusting their lives to others, and at that time they would really hand over their lives.

With the topographic map he had transformed before, Amber could barely identify the approximate location of this place. Just as Zuo Feng judged, General Tao led this group of people to retreat towards the direction of Linshan County City, and the escape route they chose was the same as Zuo Feng said.

In fact, Zuo Feng had figured out General Tao's mentality. Perhaps General Tao had some understanding of the terrain on this road, but if he was to say that he was most familiar with the terrain he had just walked through in the past two days, he would be the most familiar with it. Of course, escaping in the underwater terrain was more secure.

But he didn't dare to take people to take the original main road, because if the enemy was ambushed on this road, the possibility was very high.

General Tao and his group avoided the main road, so they could only pass through the mountains with dense forests and strange rocks. Passing through such a mountain not only tests one's cultivation, but also one's various qualities.

In the dark night, even if there was moonlight, most of it would be blocked by trees, and not much could be seen clearly. In addition, this group of people did not dare to light torches, which would only expose their positions, and even the sound had to be controlled as much as possible.

This makes it even more difficult to walk in the forest. Although cultivation can be used as an auxiliary, it is not the whole of survival in such a place.

When Zuo Feng entered the forest, his whole body seemed to have been massaged, and he felt extremely relaxed and comfortable. If the current situation was not right, he would even want to shout for a long time to vent his extremely happy mood.

The dark night had almost no effect on Zuo Feng. He grew up in the forest since he was a child, and his body became more sensitive after the transformation. So what others could not see clearly was as clear as in front of him.

At this time, Amber was already struggling. If he had not exerted his full speed and had the auxiliary effect of the Swift Wind Liquid, he would have been thrown out by the team for a distance.

Seeing this, Zuo Feng stretched out his hand and pulled on Amber's sleeve, and at the same time stretched out his hand and pointed behind him. Amber came behind Zuo Feng without hesitation, and the two of them also changed from parallel to standing in a row one in front and one behind.

Amber came behind Zuo Feng and immediately felt the difference, because he used to run forward with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and sometimes he would be tripped by something and stumble a few steps before he could stabilize his center of gravity.

But the situation was completely different when he followed Zuo Feng. Zuo Feng would constantly adjust his direction while moving forward. This adjustment was not to change the route, but to make subtle adjustments on the original route. This constant adjustment of the route would be difficult for outsiders to detect, and only people like Amber who followed closely behind him could detect it.

After following Zuo Feng, Amber found that the road under his feet became much easier to walk, and he was not tripped by anything. Not only that, the route they walked seemed to be flatter, at least it was not as common as before to climb high and step low.

Looking at Zuo Feng's back, Amber couldn't help but feel a little emotional. How many unknown secrets does this young man have? Every time he brings her some surprises, she will think that she has understood him, but soon this will be replaced by some new situations, and she will find that she doesn't understand him at all.

Just like what happened in front of us, this team of about 60 or 70 people slightly dispersed after entering the forest. Because the road is difficult to walk, if they squeeze together again, it will make walking more inconvenient.

Amber has seen several people fall not far away, and then quickly get up and follow behind. The team is moving at the full speed that it can do now. Once someone falls, they will fall behind the team. No one will stop and wait, and no one will take a second look. Everyone is concentrating on the situation in front of them.

But looking at the young man in front of him, from his gait and posture, he can judge that he has not used his full strength at all, and his appearance seems to have a relaxed and freehand taste. If Amber is not wrong, Zuo Feng is actually walking forward with a mentality of enjoyment.

This idea lingered in his mind for a while, and Amber forced it out, and he also focused on Zuo Feng's movements as much as possible. He needs to keep up with Zuo Feng, and believe that as long as he can keep up with Zuo Feng, he will never be left behind by the team.

As the team continued to move forward, they gradually deviated far from the original road, but this was much faster than taking the main road back to Linshan County City.

Because this road was originally built for a large group of people and horses to travel, not only people and horses can travel, but also carriages can pass. In this way, the route needs to choose a less rugged place, sometimes it will take a long detour, and sometimes it will go around the mountainside, so that the actual route will be much longer.

At this time, they directly crossed the mountains and ridges and approached the front. At this time, Zuo Feng suddenly stretched out his hand, and Amber immediately noticed his action. Zuo Feng then pointed forward, and Amber immediately looked forward in the direction he pointed. There were two peaks in front of him, and there was a valley between the two mountains. This valley was also the place that Zuo Feng had mentioned to Amber.

Seeing the valley appear in front of him, Amber immediately became alert. In Zuo Feng's judgment, this place would be very unsafe. If they could pass through here smoothly, they would have almost an hour of safety time. But the prerequisite is to pass it smoothly without being delayed too much here, or even being surrounded and killed here.